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M. E. MOREL.

RAILROAD TIE.

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Patented July 16, 1912.

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RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of, Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1912.

Application tiled Tobi-nary 24, 1918. Serial No. 879,586.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Mansnau. E. Monet, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sheridan, in the county of Lasalle, State of illinois, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Railroad-Ties; and I do here y declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enable otiiers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has special reference to railroad ties and more es ccially to an improvement upon my ral way tie, Patent Number, 992,681, filed February 11, 1911.

The primary object of the invention is to improve and simplify the manner of con necting the concrete end blocks of the tie upon which the rails are supported, whereby anything draggin from t e train will not catch on the sai connecting member and thus injury to the tie will be prevented.

Other objects of the invention are to provide novel means for reinforcin the concrete block and also for resilient y supporting the rails u on the blocks and securely holding said rails thereto.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying dmwings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top lan view of my improved railroad tie. ig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof taken on the line 8--3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fi 2. Fi 5 is a sectional view taken on the inc 5- of Fig. 1. Fig. (3 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a detail pers ctive view of one of the receiving casings or receiving the blocks to which the rails are secured.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding 1parts throughout the several views, 10 an 1 designate a pair of concrete blocks forming the terminals of the tie, the same bein rectangular aha ed as shown and oonnec ed by a metallic. bar 12 which has its central portion bent in oval form atits o posits longitudinal edges or curved inwar ly and downwardly as shown so as not to'render an obstruction to a projection suspended from the car whereby the latter will not tend to injure the bar or tie. Each of'the blocks 10 and 11 has its upper portions formed centrally with transverse recesses or openings 13 in which frusto pyramidal casings or receptacles of metal 14: are disposed, the same having closed lower ends 15 and open upper ends for receiving cushion blocks 16 of wood therein. These blocks are preferably forced into the casing from either side of the transverse recesses 13 and through the open ends of the casings, said blocks being retained from displacement by means of downwardly inclined spurs 17 projecting inwardly from the opposite sides of the casings. As will be observed, these casings 14 are also embedded in the tie and are retained therein by means of lugs or projections 18 projecting from the bottom and side portions thereof it being observed that the upper ed e oi the easings terminate flush with t e to of the blocks in each instance while t e cushion members or blocks 16 extend above the concrete blocks above referred to and receive the o osite extremities of the bar 12 thereon. 'l iie opposite extremities of the bar are left flat and have disposed therebeneath, upon op osite sides of the cushion blocks 16, flat p ates or sections of wood 19 which have their inner ends beveled for proper contact with the cushion blocks 16 and which are adapted to keep the jar oil the concrete blocks or on to the cushions disposed beneath the bar disposed on opposite side of the blocks 16. The fiat end portions of the bar 12 are also formed with elongated slots 20 therethrough, said slots being disposed in staggered relation upon op osite sides of the rails 21 for securing the utter to the blocks 16 by means of s ikes 22 which project through the slots ant are anchored in said cushion blocks 16 as shown.

As each of the blocks 10 and 11 are similarly constructed and provided for sup orting the rails 21 thereon, the above and following description will suilice for both. In this connection, it will be observed that the rails 21 are also prevented from spreading by means of shoe ders 23 formed in the bar 12 at the outer side of each of the rails and in order to further brace the rails, inclined brace members 24 are provided the same havin their lower ends formed with enlarge attachin faces 25 which are secured to the fiat portions of the bar 12 by fastening belts or screws 26 as shown, thereby rendering these braces removable and adjustable for proper contact with the outer side prtions of theballsof the rails at their enlarged upper ends 27. The recesses 13 are also provlded for the draining of the tie where the casings 14 and the b ocks 16 are mountedtherein' and in order to conhaving their lower headed ends 30 mounted in recesses 31 or grooves in the bottom of the blocks to assist 1n the application and re-' moval thereof while the upper ends of the bolts extend through the wooden plates or strips 19 and the bar 12 upon opposite sides of the rails and are secured by nuts 32. These bolts 29 therefore 'form reinforcing means for the concrete blocks and in order to reinforce the latter, for producing a more rigid structure longit-udina reinforcing bars 33 are embedded centrally of the height of the concrete blocks and have their end ortions twisted as shown at 34 and provided with a ertures through which the fastening bo ts..29 are disposed. By reason of forming each of the blocks 10 and 11 with a single transverse recess 13, it is onl necessary to provide a single block 16 or each of the concrete blocks for securing the rails thereto whereas in my former patent, I emloyed two of such blocks in each concrete Block which consequently necessitated the placing of the cushioning blocks within the casin before the latter were embedded in the lock and thus the renewal of the cushioning blocks could only be accomplished with great expense since it was necessary to mutilate the concrete blocks and thus reconstruct the same if it was desired to again replace the cushioning blocks therein.

By the above construction, the casings may be embedded in the concrete blocks and the cushioning blocks may be secured therein before or after the concrete blocks are molded and also may be removed therefrom for renewing the same when desired. It will also be seen that the rails can-be adusted towardland away from each other by reason of the slots 20 through which the spikes 22 are disposed.

In order to prevent buckling or bending of. the bar 12 centrally of its length, on the action of the heav trains passing over the eoncreteblochs o the tie or when the latter are'd sposed[in soft soiLa horizontal brace 'fie s prov ded, said brace, being disposed adjacent the lower ends of the concrete blocks and having its extremities twisted as shown at 36 and provided with vertical apertures through which the fastening bolts 29 are disposed, thus preventposed through the bar 12 and secured by a nut 38 while the lower end of the bolt 37 is bent at right angles as shown at 39 and extended through the vertical portion of the brace 35 where it is secured by a nut 40, the said brace 35 and the bar 12 coacting to hold the concrete blocks in a rigid alined position and preventing bending of the bar 12 in either direction.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a very simple and improved railroad tie structure, in which the combination of the concrete blocks and metal bar connecting the same, will form a very rigid structure and the provision of the cushioning block as well as the wooden strips or plates, will serve to decrease the jar upon the blocks and thus prevent injury thereto. The parts are also constructed so as to permit the same to be readily renewed and thus a road bed can be ke t in proper order at a low cost.

I c aim:

1. A railroad tie comprising a pair of cementitious blocks, a metallic casing mounted in each block and having open ends spaced from the sides of the blocks, cushioning members mounted in the casings and projectingabove the concrete blocks, cushiomng strips u on opposite sides of said cushioning mcm ers carried by each block, a bar removably connected to each concrete block and having its extremities engaged on said cushioning members and strips and rail securin means engaged through the bars and em edded in the cushioning members.

2. A railroad tie comprising terminal members spaced apart tread members mounted in said terminal members extending above the same, cushioning strips of wood mounted on opposite sides of each of said tread members, a bar having an ovally formed central portion and flat end portions raised over said tread members and {cushioning members, braces connected to said bars and extending above the same, rails mounted on the bar and contacted by said braces, securin means for the rails engaged in the tread Elocks, means detachably connecting the bar at each end to the terminal members and means connected to eaelr of the terminal members at the intermediate portion of the bars to prevent huekling of the latter.

8. A railroad tie comprising terminal members ofconcrete, a bar connecting said 1 membershaving its end portions resiliently supported'npon the'upper portions of said terminal-members, said bars having elongated slots therethrough, rail securing means extending through said slot, said terminal members havin ooves in their bottom Eor'tions, yertica astening and reinforcing olts disposed through the terminal members and having their lower ends embedded in said ooves withtheir up er ends engagedt roughthe bar, rein orcing bars connecting said securing members, a brace member at the lower portions of the terminal members and having its end portions connected to certain of said fastening means and a bolt member connected to the central portion of the bar and the brace between the terminal members.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

MARSHALL E. MOREL. Witnesses:

ALBERT GRANsnsN,

H. MOSER.

Uopten of this patent may be obtained for in cent: each, by addressing the Commissioner of I'atcnts,

Washington, D. O. 

